Inhaler



f tubular casino-'1, which is closed at one end Y Patented Sift, i223.

ferrie inneren.

Application iledlAprilrSO, 192i. Serial No. 465,937.

To al! fic/mme? ','n/fy/ co2/fcntl Re it knoivn that l, llliiiiinmrSrni'oi-inn, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Kansas City,iii the county oit Jackson and State ot hi'iissouri. have Vinventedcertain new and usetul lnipi'oven'ients in liihalers, of which thefollowing` is a specication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in inlialers ot thetype ein- Vployed in holding` smelling' salts`r vmedicated fillers,etc., capable ot giving oit funies or `"apoi's tor inhalation inthe'treatnient of head and throat ailments, and niy objects are toprovide a neat, simple and inexpensive device ot' this character whichmay be carried around in the vest-pocket, or in a hand-bag, forininiediate use.

ln order that the invention inay be fully understood, reference will nowbe had to the accompanying drawings, in which: c

Fig. l is an enlarojed side elevation of the device. y

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the several elements ot the deviceready tor assembly. v t

Fig'. 3 is a longitudinal section on line ll-lll ot llifr. l..

in carrying out the invention7 I provide a and open at its opposite end.

2 designates a tubular container adapted to lit Within the casing l.Said container 2 is tapereiil at one end as indicated at l and sivedn'edor slightly enlarged adjacent its opposite end as indicated at 6, thelatter end being provided with a cap 8 adapted to fit friction tight orit may be threaded thereon as preterred. The container 2 is providedadjacent its enlarged portion 6 With a plu-` rality oi. inlet ports l()and at its reduced vor tapered end 4t with an outlet port l2 which is otless area than the combined area ot the inlet ports l0, so that anadequate stream ot air may be drawn through the inedica inents withinsaid container 2.

lll designates the medicated oi' otherwise treated filler which consistset any suitable absorbent material such as blotting' paper, which afterbeing` treated is rolled up and placed .in the container 2 through thelarge end thereot'. rllhe space l5 may be filled with menthol crystalsor other medicaments before the cap 8 is placed in position on thecontainer 2. Ganze or other perforate stops ld are placed in thecontainer 2 adjace-nt to the ports l() and l2 toprevcnt the yiiller lilandthe crystals 'ioin sl'iitt-inig longitudiy naliy ot the container 2and closing one orHL more of the inlet ports l0. Y

ln practice, after theccntainer 2 has been charged With the treatediller 14 it is used by applying thetapered end e to the nostrils andinhaling. '.llhis causes a current ot air to enter the inlet ports l0,which in its passage to the outlet port l2, takes up the fumes or vaporfrom the treated i'iller. After the container 2 has thus been used it isplaced Within the casina' l, which operation heu inet-ically seals thesaine so that the outerv atmosphere cannot enter the container 2 throughthe ports and evaporate the substance with which the filler is treated.

Frein the foregoing description it will be understood that the operationof the device is very simple, the container 2 being reinoved troni thecasing, l with one operation, that of pulling them apart, and afterbeing used the container 2 is placed Within the casing l and effects thesealing thereof-in a single operation. The cap 8 inay be reinoved whenit is desired to recharge the container 2. y

llVhile l have shown and described the preferred construction,combination, and arrangement o" parts I reserve the right to `inaltesuch changes as properly fall Within the spirit and scope ot the claims.

Having; thus described my invention7 what l claiin anddesire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

l. A device of the character described consisting' of a tubularcontainer provided adjacent one end with inlet ports and having areduced opposite end provided with a sinp'le outlet port, and a tubularcasing closed at one end and open at its opposite. end to receive saidcontainer Which is swaged to herinetically close said casing When placedin position therein.

2. A device ot the character described con- ,Sistiner of a tubularcontainer adapted to entirely enclose a medicament and having inlet andoutlet ports and which is slightly enlarged adjacent the inlet ports, acap closing the end adjacent to the enlarged portion of 'the container,and a tubular casing closed at one end and open at its opposite end toreceive the ported portions of the container and adapted to beheiinetically sealed by the enlarged portion of said container When thelatter is placed in position in the formen 3 device ot the characterdescribed conllt) V` and outlet a Vtubular' container having' inletportsV and which is slightly enlarged adjacent the inlet ports,aetubular casing closed at one end and open at its opposite end'toreceive the ported portions of the container' and adapted to belierinetically sealed by the enlarged portion of said container when thelatter is placed in position in the former, a suitably treated Sistingof 10 fillerV placed entirely withinthe container *between the inlet andoutlet ports, and perf- Vi'oratecl stops in 'the container to' lioldrsaid filler in place.

In testimony whereofV I affix my signature. in the presence oi' twowitnesses.

VILLIAM STRICKER VVtneSses: Y L. J. FISCHER, F. FISCHER.

